Search for Sgt A.F. (Alan Francis) Gardner

[mckeesie]

Hi, as the good people on RootsChat helped us on prevouis research, I hope this will work again. I represent a Dutch heritage foundation (WO2GO) who are trying to re-tell the story of allied airmen who died on our island during WWII.  We remember them by making information boards annex memorials at the crash and writing a few books. We already had family and relatives coming to visit us from USA, Canada and the UK to officially unveil these boards.

On 2 December 1942 a Wellington bomber crashed near our coast (on the island Goree-Overflakkee where I live). Alle five crew died. One of them was:

Sgt A.F. (Alan Francis) Gardner

He was the son of Rodney Robert and Amy Kathleen Gardner; foster-son of Mrs. E. Wade, of North Harrow, Middlesex.

Is there anyone who can help me find his family?  If so, would you please contact me? If you happen to know living relatives, please remember that RootsChat cannot be used to publish these data. If so, please send me a personal message?

Thanks and regards,
Kees

[CaroleW]

This is his parents marriage

Marriages September qtr 1920 
 
Rodney R Gardner to Amy K Towle  Nottingham  7b 796   
 

[CaroleW]

This is his birth reg - slight name variation

Births September qtr 1921   
Francis A D Gardner - mmn  Towle  Nottingham  7b 813

Another son was born in 1924 - Rodney W H Gardner and he died in 1994 in Northumberland

I will send you a pm re: his marriage

[CaroleW]

All events relating to the second son are in Northumberland so with pm agreement from McKeesie - I have asked the moderator to move this post to the Northumberland board